Testing apparatus for calling line identifiers



Dec. 23, 1958 T. G. WALSH 2,866,008

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United States Patent() TESTING APPARATUS FOR CALLING LINE IDENTIFIERS Thomas G. Walsh, San Fernando, Calif., assignor to General Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated, a corporation of Delaware Application February 28, 1955, Serial No. 491,100 22 Claims. (Cl. 179-27) `ent No. 2,678,353, granted May 11, 1954, and in the Harry N. Newstedt application Serial No. 217,923, filed March 28, 1951, now Patent No. 2,775,648, granted' December 25, 1956, a common line detecting or identifying unit of the type disclosed in the Ostline Patent No. 2,639,330, granted May 19, 1953, is employed to determine the directory number of a calling station and to store the determined number in the register sender of the system. This stored information is subsequently recorded with other pertinent items of information pertaining to a toll call.

In prior systems of the type noted above, no provisions have been made for conveniently testing the op- -erating of the common detector or line identiiication apparatus. detector unit was not discovered until after the fault had already occurred and the subscriber involved either failed to obtain a complete connection or was automatically routed to an intercepting operator position. In some prior systems faulty conditio-ns which prevented the operation of the identification apparatus would automatically control the register sender to route the call to a busy holding bridge circuit. This busy holding bridge circuit was arranged to signal to the calling subscriber kthat the particular connection could not be established `at the present time. i

It is the principal object of the present invention to provide facilities for testing the operation of the common detector or identifying apparatus in an automatic i toll ticketing telephone system by merely simulating a calling condition on any telephone line.

It is still another object of the invention to provide the necessary testing apparatus for determining the directory number of a calling subscriber station that has been automatically routed to a holding bridge circuit because of some faulty condition encountered in attempting to establish a toll connection. One of the faulty conditions that would cause the automatic routing of a call to the holding bridge circuit occurs when the calling line is falsely grounded. i

lt is still another object of the present invention to provide facilities that may be selectively controlled by the exchange attendant for holding the switching apparatus involved in the automatic routing of a falsely grounded line to the holding bridge, so that the identifier -or detector can also be controlled by the attendant to .ascertain the directory number of a station on such a lcalling line.

It is still another object of the invention to provide Consequently, the faulty operation of the.

2,866,008 Patented Dec. 23, 1958 2 facilities in the testing apparatus whereby the position of any station on a party line may be ascertained by simulating the initiation of a call from any particular station on a party line.

Further objects and features of the invention pertain to the particular arrangement of the circuit elements of the system whereby the above outlined and additional operating features are attained.

The invention both as to its organization and method of operation, together with further objects and advantages thereof will best be understood by the following specification taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which Figs. 1 to 10, inclusive, illustrate the apparatus incorporated in an exchange of a telephone system provided with automatic toll ticketing facilities, lwhich apparatus has incorporated therein the features of the invention as brieiiy outlined above.

Figs. 1 to 10, inclusive, ot the drawings may be combined to form a unified system by placing Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, side-by-side from left to right and then by placing Figs. 6 to 10, inclusive, side-by-side from left to right immediately below Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive. These drawings, when thus combined, illustrate sufficient details of the testing apparatus employed in the exchange,

- as well as sufficient of the apparatus disclosed inthe previously mentioned Ostline patents and Newstedt application, to describe the features of the present invention.

Referring now to the drawings, it will be seen that Fig. l schematically illustrates a line circuit associated with a line connected to a subscriber substation T, and other stations if the line is a party line, a tinder individually associated with a primary selector 120 and a distributor for allotting finders, such as 115, for use in establishing connections with a calling subscriber substation. The finder 115 and the primary selector 120 may be substantially the same as the corresponding apparatus disclosed in the above mentioned Ostline Patent No. 2,678,353 and in the above mentioned Newstedt application.

In addition to the foregoing, a register sender finder 126 is schematically illustrated for the purpose of asso` ciating the primary selector 120 with an idle register sender, such as 130. This register sender and register sender finder may be of the type disclosed in the above mentioned Ostline patents and the detector 180, together with the register sender finder 181, may be of the type illustrated in the Ostline Patent No. 2,639,330.

There is also schematically illustrated in Fig. 1 a test connector 160 and local connectors 185 both having access to the terminals of the subscriber substations in the exchange. Thelocal connectors, such as 185, are included in the local switch train of the exchange whereby connections are established, in a conventional manner, with any of the called subscriber substations terminating in the exchange. The test connector 160, however, is provided to enable the attendant or test man in the exchange to establish connections with subscriber lines for the purpose of making various types of tests thereon including the tests to be explained hereinafter.

A permanent signal holding circuit 135 is shown in Fig. 1, for the purpose of holding the apparatus involved in a connection and for transmitting a tone signal to the subscriber connected thereto to indicate that the connection cannot be completed. The register sender 130 is arranged, for example, so that when a calling subscriber line has a false ground condition thereon of the type that would prevent a charge for the connection from being assessed against the proper calling station, it will automatically route such a connection to the permanent signal holding circuit 135, A plurality of such circuits may be provided.`

bank contacts Ahas access to test connector, such as 160 (Fig. 1), which are operative to select a set of contacts in the associated contact banks terminating a desired Station.

The foregoing train of switches including the test distributor trunk 280, the test distributor 600 and the Vtest connectors 160 are selected -when'the exchange attendant operates the'r'iit 1 test distributor detect key K901. A second train of switches, such as those described above, imaybe alternatively selected by actuating the unit 2 'test distributor detect key K902i to connect 'u'p the unit 2 test distributor Ytrunk 280A having access to subscribers lines for example ina 'second exchange. The test equipment under control of the exchange attendant also includes a start key K101i), a test key K1015, a code check key K1016, a test distributor test key K102ll, a connector release key K103i), a dial or calling device D105() and a'receiver R107() and associated equipment illustrated in Fig.`9. u Fig. 9, in additionto illustrating the keys vK901 'and K902, described above, also includes party marking keys K903 which may be actuated by the exchange attendant to select the position of a station on a party line.

The detector control unit 300 illustrated in Figs. 3, 4 and 5 is utilized by the exchange attendant to control the detector 180 and to associate the same with the testing equipment so theresults of the operation of the detector 180 may be displayed to the exchange attendant by the lamp panels sho'wn'in Fig. 8.

Figs. 4 and 5 include vdetails ofthe codester 531 whereas the codester 532`to 535, inclusive, are shown in block diagram form. The latter codesters are exactly the vsame as the codester 531 and they are connected to the detector 180 by the connect relay R410.

In the toll ticketing systems disclosed in the previously mentioned Ostline patents and in the'pre'vio'usly mentioned Newstedt application, serve rather 'large metropolitan areas and adjacent suburban areas. Calls initiated 'at the different subscriber substations in an exchange may be completed under control 'of the register sender to the 'desired destination. During the time the register sender is operated to register the digits of the directory 'number of the called station, it'also controls the various switches in the exchange to establish the connection and t'o in clude in the connection 'a toll ticketing repeater and `the necessary recording apparatus whereby a record may be produced of the items of information 'pertaining to the call. 'At an appropriate time during the establishment of the connection, the register sender will call for a detector of the type illustrated in the Ostline Patent No. 2,639,330 so that the directory number of the calling subscriber substation will be automatically ascertained 'and registered in the register sender. These operations, a's far as the present disclosure is concerned, will now be generally described for a better understanding of the operations involving the test equipment, of the present invention.

If the subscriber at substation T desires to establish a toll call in which a record must be made of the items of information, the removal of the receiver (not shown) will complete a loop circuit including the line conductors C105 and C106, contacts 111 and 112, the winding of the line relay R100 and battery and ground, respectively. This loop circuit will cause the line relay R100 to operate in a'conventional manner to apply the busy marking "ground potential, at the contacts 101, to the AC conduc- `mechanism, through its various wipers and associated 4 tor extending to the bank contacts of all of the local connectors, such as 185, and to the corresponding banks accessible to the test connectors, such as 160. Also, the relay R100, at its contacts 102, will disconnect the winding of the cut-off relay R from the C conductor extending to the above mentioned connector bank terminals and it will instead, at its contacts 103, connect the winding of the cut-ofi relay R110 to the C bank contacts accessible to the Wiper 118 on the finder 115. It should be understood, however, that other finders corresponding to the finder also have access to the terminals of the calling subscribed line. Finally, at the contacts 104, the line relay R100 will complete a circuit for starting the operation of the distributor 125, whereby a finder, such as 115, will be automatically operated in a vertical and then in a rotary direction to cause its wipers 116 to 118, inclusive, to connect with the -land C terminals of the line circuit 100.

As soon as the wiper 118 of the finder 115 engages the C terminal individual to the line circuit 100, ground -potential will be applied to the circuit including the contacts l103 for operating the cut-oil relay R110. The latter relay, at its contacts 113, will immediately lock itself to the circuit including ground at the wiper 11S and, at its contacts 111 and 112, it will disconnect the line relay R100 from the loop circuit including the line conductors C105 and C106. The relay R100 upon rcstoring to normal will open the above described circuits, at its contacts 101, 103 and 104, and, at its contacts 102, it will now connect the locking ground potential applied to the circuit including the Wiper 118 to the C conductor extending to the bank contacts- 'accessible to the connectors, s'uch as 185, and to the test connectors, such as 160.

As soon Vas 'the linder 115 connects with the calling line in the manner noted above, a register sender tinder 126 will associate an idle register sender, such as 130, with the calling line. A dial tone signal will then be transmitted to the subscriber at substation T to indicate ythat the dialing of the digits of the called station directory number may be started.

It may beassumed that 'the standard seven digit number arrangement will be utilized for the directory numbers of all subscriber stations. The first three digits will correspond to the code of the exchange terminating the station and the last four digits will correspond to the station number of the particular station in the designated exchange. All of the foregoing digits of a called subscriber number will be registered, for example, in the register sender 130. The register sender in turn will then, in response to a translation of the first three digits, transmit the necessary switch controlling impulses to the primary selector 120, whereby the wipers 121 to 123, inclusive, will'be operated in a conventional manner to select an idle trunk extending to the toll ticketing apparavtus and outgoing trunk lines (not shown). Additional digits will be transmitted by the register sender 130 to complete the connection to the desired called subscriber substation and simultaneously to store in the toll ticket repeater (not shown) included in the connection all of the digits of the called subscriber station directory number.

During the process of setting-up the foregoing connection under control of the register sender 130, the register sender will call for the detector which may be of the type illustrated in the Ostline Patent No. 2,639,330. Therefore, the register sender linder 181, associated with the detector 180, will be started by the register sender 130 by applying ground potential to the start conductor 382ST. This will cause the magnet 184 to actuate its wipers 182 and 183 until the register sender 130 is selected. 'The selection of the register sender 130 will cause the connect relay R170 to connect the register sender 130 to the detector 180 through the contacts 171 to 177, inclusive, on the relay R170. Five sets of four code marking conductors WXYZI "to JWXYZS, inclusive,

will be interconnected between the Adetector 180 and the -register sender 130 and six station identifying conductors /171P1 t0 171P6 will be interconnected and marked in accordance with the position of the particular calling .station ,on a party line as registered in the register sender.

`potential of +70 volts (+60 volts as illustrated in the YOstline Patent No. 2,639,330) vover the C conductor through the register sender finder 126, primary selector 120, finder 115, wiper 118, contacts 113 and 102, the ,C conductors extending to the contact banks of the various connectors and the S conductor extending to the detector 180. The application of the +70 volt potential .to the above circuit will cause the detector 180 to operate in the manner described in the Ostline Patent No. 2,639,330 and ascertain the directory number of the calling station and thereby mark the WXYZI to WXYZS, inclusive, code marking conductors in accordance with the last ve digits o'f the callingstation directory nurnber. These digits will then be registered in the register sender 130 and the detector 180 and its register sender* 4finder 181 will be released from the connection in response to a complete detection marking potential applied `to the conductor 170EB.

lished between the subscribers noted above, the toll ticket repeater (not shown) will register the total elapsed time of the conversation. As soon as the subscriber releases the established connection, the toll ticket repeater (not shown) and the associated toll ticketing recording apparatus will produce a record of the various items of infformation, including the directory numbers of both the calling and called subscriber substations all in the manner rdescribed in detail in the above mentioned Ostline 'patents and in-the Newstedt application. e

Inthe abovementionedOstline patents and the New `stedt application, the Directo`rtherein which corre- .spondsv to the register'sender 130 in the present application, is arranged so that in the event that a subscriber line is falsely grounded and thereby causes the position 'of the station on a party line to be falsely registered in the-associated Directo-r which automatically functions y -to prevent the'completion of such a call if it is one that is to be recorded. It also prevents the operation of the associated detector, corresponding to the present detector 180, and the call is instead automatically routed to an 'intercept operator position. In the present system, it is assumed that under the foregoing conditions, the register sender 130 will prevent the establishment of the connection and will instead transmit the necessary switch controlling impulses to operate the primary selector 120 to connect the calling subscriber line to the permanent signal holding circuit 135. The details regarding this opera- 'tion willbe described in conjunction with the present testing equipment.

y Testing tlvze operation of the detector 180 In the foregoing vdescription of the operation ofthe .such as 180, directory numbers of subscriber lines that may be de- `relay R250 does not operate at this time.

t"schenrtaticallyA illustrated apparatus lofi' Fig'.v 1, vit. was pointed out that the detector is utilized to ascertain -thedirectory number of the calling subscriber station. In order to determine whether or not the detector 180 is operating satisfactorily, it is essential that the telephone exchange be provided with testing equipment whereby the exchange attendant thereat, or test man, may arbitrarily check the operation of the detector 180 'by extending a connection to a line to see whether or not the detector will identify and register the digits correspending to a station on the selected line. In order to control the operation of the detector 180 the exchange attendant may actuate the unit 1 test distributor detect key K901. The unit 1 key K901 is provided, as previously explained, for the purpose of connecting the exchange attendants test equipment -to the detector 180. On the other hand, the unit 2 distributor detect key X902 is arranged to connect the test equipment to the Vunit 2 test distributor trunk 280A (schematically illustrated) whereby a test may be made of another detector, provided for the purpose of detecting the tected by thedetector 180. As a result of the operation of the key-K901, the contacts 1 to 8 thereon prepare or complete certain circuits to the test distributor trunk .280 in Fig. 2. The closing of the contacts 1, 2, 3,'4, 5, '7 and 8 merely prepares points in various circuits, whereas the closing of the contacts 6 will complete a circuit for roperating the control relay R230 (Fig. 2) in series with the marginal relay R250 over a circuit which may be traced from battery, upper winding of the marginal relay R250, winding of the relay R230, conductor 284S extending to Fig. 9, contacts 6 on the key K901, normally closed contacts of the armature '6 on the key K902, conductor S, cam contacts 1052 on the calling device D1050, contacts 2 on the key K1030,.resistor 1032, and ground. The control relay R230 operates over the above traced circuit, but due to the high resistance of the relay R230 and the resistance of the resistor 1032, the marginal The circuits controlled by the various contacts on the relay R230 will be explained hereinafter following the description of operation of the hold relay R260.

After operating the key K901, the exchange attendant will actuate the test distributor test key K1020 in order to further control the operation 1of the test distributor trunk 280 (Fig. 2) that has been selected by the operation of key K901. At the contacts 6, the key K1020vapplies -ground potential to a circuit including the conductor A,

normally closed contacts on the armature 5 on the key K902, contacts 5 on the key K901, conductor 286A extending to Fig. 2, the lower winding of the hold relay R260, and resistor 23S, to battery in order to operate the latter relay.

The relay R260, at its contacts 263, now applies ground potential by way. of the conductor 295C extending to Fig. 7, vertical off-normal springs VON716 and the lower winding of the series relay R710 to battery, in order to operate the latter relay in the test distributor 600. Also, the ground potential at the contacts 263'is extended by way of a circuit including the contacts 246, conductor 283L1 extending to Fig. 9, contacts 3 on the key K901, normally closed contacts on the armature `3 on the key K902, conductor L1 and the busy lamp L906, to battery, to indicate to the exchange attendant that the test distributor trunk 280 has been seized and is now busy. As a further result of the operation of the hold relay R260, at its contacts 264, the operating ground extending to Fig. 9.

However, in view'of the fact that the control relay R230 is operated in the manner previously described,

at its contacts 234'and 236, it transfers the c'c' r1'tlut":tors-` .281T and 28,1R tothe-test,conductors292-l-T and 294-T. Also, at ,the .contacts 231, the relay R230 completes a loop circuittfor operating the line relays R740 and R760 in the test distributor 600 `over a loop circuit including the upper winding of the differential relay R240. This `circuit .may .best be traced `from ground potential, of relay R760 (Fig. 7), contacts 777, conductor 291-l-O extending to Fig. 2, contacts 231, upper winding of the ,differential relays R240, contacts 253 and 261, conductor 293- extending to Fig. 7, contacts 779 and the winding of the line relay R740, to battery. The relays R740 and `R760 now operate to prepare the test distributor 600 for vsubsequent operation Aunder control of the dial D1050 at the attendant position.

As a further .result of the operation of relay R230, at

,its contacts 237, it completes a circuit including ground yat contacts 262, for energizing the lower winding of the differential relay R240. At the present time, both the upper and lower windings `of the dilerential relay R240 are included in separate energizing circuits, but the relay does not operate at this time because the ow of currents through the upper and ,lower windings of the relay oppose one another. Therefore, the relay remains in its restored position.

,In the above description, it was pointed out that the seizure of the test distributor trunk 280 by the actuation of keys K901and K1020 by the exchange attendant completed circuits whereby the line relays R740 and R760,

and theseries relay R710 in the test distributor 600 (Figs. 6 and 7) are operated. As soon as the relay R740 operates, it closes a circuit, at the contacts 742, for operating the hold relay R730. Operation of the line relay R760, at its contacts 762, completes an obvious circuit for operating the slave relay R780. At the contacts 781, the relay R780 completes a multiple circuit for energizing the hold relay R730.

.Referring now to the hold relay R730, it will be seen that, at its contacts 734, it applies a multiple ground circuit to the winding 4of the series relay R710 to operate the latter relay if ground potential has not previously been applied to the conductor 295C. The ground potential at contacts 734, is also applied to the conductor 295C to maintain the circuit for illuminating the busy lamp L906. As a further result of the operation of relay R730, at its contacts 735, it interrupts a point in the incomplete circuit for the release magnet RM629 of the test distributor 600. At its contacts 733, the hold relay R730 prepares a point in the incomplete impulsing circuit for the vertical magnet VM628. The test distributor trunk 280 and the test distributor 600 are now in condition to respond to the impulses of the digits dialed by the exchange attendant.

In view of the foregoing, the exchange attendant may now dial the last four digits of the directory number of any station to determine whether or not the detector 180 will detect that number. All of the subscriber substations having directory number in which the last four digits are in the 1100 group may be individual stations on individual lines or they may be rst subscriber substations on party lines. rl`he substations having the last four digits of the directory numbers in the 1200 group, may be limited to second party stations on party lines. rThe 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500 and 1600 groups may be limited to third, fourth, litth and sixth party stations on ,party lines. The remaining stations in the 1700, 1800 and 1900 groups may all beassigned to individual stations on individual lines. Each of the hundreds group in a 10,000 line exchange may be assigned in a similar manner although it is possible that the majority of hundred group may be exclusively assigned to individual stations on individual lines rather than to party stations on party lines. Each of the stations on the different party lines will be `assigned on a terminal-per-station basis so that each station is selected, when receiving a call, on separate sets .of v contacts in the banks of connectors, such as vthe ,local connector 185 having access thereto.

In view vof the foregoing, it will be assumed that .the exchange attendant will ysimulate a call by the subscriber at substation T having the tdirectory number 1199 by dialing the digits 1199 on the dial D1050. The :dialing of these digits controls the test distributor 600 and the test connector y160 to connect with the conductors extending ,to the line circuit individual to the line conductors connected to substation T.

As soon as the dialed mechanism of the dial D1050 is moved oil-normal, the contacts 1052 thereon are opened in order to remove ground potential from the previously `traced circuit including the conductor 2848 extending to the test distributor trunk 280. As a result thereof, the control relay R230 restores to normal and disconnects, at its contacts 231, a point in the previously traced loop circuit for the upper winding of the relay R240 and, at its contacts 237, it disconnects the circuit for the lower winding of the relay R240. Also, at its contacts 234 and 236, the relay R230 disconnects the conductors 281'1 and 282R from the test conductor 292|T and 294-T. Also, at the contacts 233 and 235, the conductors 281T and 282K are connected respectively to the operating conductors 2914-0 and 293-0 included in the loop Ycircuit of the line relays `R740 and R760 in the test distributor 600. At this time the previously described loop circuit for the line relays R740 and R760 may now be traced from battery, winding of the relay R740, contacts 779, conductor 293-O-extending to Fig. 2, contacts 261, 253, 243 and 235, conductor 282R extending to Fig. 9, contacts 8 on the key K901, normally closed contacts on the armature 8 of the key K902, conductor R, monitor key contacts 15.1040, impulsing contacts 1051, contact 4 on the key K103i?, contacts 5 on the key 141020, conductor T, normally closed contacts on the armature 4 on the key K902, contact 4 on the key K901, conductor 2811 extending to Fig. 2, contact 233, conductor 291+O extending to Fig. 7, contacts 777 and the winding of the line relay R760, to ground. The relays R740 and R760 remain operated over this loop circuituutil the impulsing springs 1051 are interrupted during the return movement of the dial D1050 to transmit the loop impulses. Consequently, the number of impulses corresponding to the digit dialed will be transmitted over the above described circuit to the line relays R740 and R760. Each of the digits dialed will be transmitted to the relays in the same manner.

In the present example, the exchange attendant has dialed the first digit 1 which will cause the impulsing springs 1051 to interrupt the circuit for the line relays R740 and R760 a single time. The relay R740, at its contacts 743, now completes a circuit including contacts 733 and 714 for operating the vertical magnet VM628 and for ysimultaneously energizing the upper winding of the series relay R710. Also, the relay R760, at its contacts 762, will interrupt the circuit for the slave relay R780 but at the present time the latter relay performs no controls since the hold relay R730 is of the slow-,to-release type and remains in its operated position during the time impulses are transmitted by the line relays R740 and R760.

lnasmuch as the test distributor 600 is a conventional vertical and rotary switch mechanism having sets of wipers that are actuated in a vertical direction under control of the vertical magnet VM628 and then actuated in a rotary direction by the rotary magnet RM617, it will be understood that the vertical oit-normal contacts VON660 are closed as soon as the wipers 601 to 606, inclusive, are actuated in a vertical direction and the vertical offnormal contacts VON716 are opened. The latter contacts interrupt a point in the circuit for the lower winding of the series relay R710 so that now the latter relay will only remain operated over its upper winding as long as impulses are transmitted to the vertical magnet VM628.

At the end of the dialing of the digit 1 and during the interdigital pause between the dialing of successive digits, the control relay R230 in the test distributor trunk 280 is reoperated by the off-normal contacts 1052 in the dial D1050. Consequently, the line relays R740 and 4R760 in the test distributor 600 will be held operated in the loop circuit including7 the upper winding of the differential relay R240. Since the lower winding of the latter relay is again energized over a circuit including contacts 237, the relay R240 remains in its restored position.

In the test distributor 600, the series relay R710 re stores to normal during the interdigital pause following the transmission of the rst digit 1 and it prepares, at its contacts 713, a point in the circuit including the contacts 632 and 615 for operating the rotary magnet RM617 in multiple with the relay R640.

The exchange attendant may now dial the second digit l of the station under test in order to again repeat the operation whereby the control relay R230 restores to normal to complete the impulsing circuit between the dial D1050 andthe line relays R740 and R760 in thetest distributor 600. The second digit l, however, will now control the rotary magnet RM617 so that it Will rotate the wipers 601 to 606, inclusive, one step in a rotary direction into engagement with the contacts 11 in the respective banks accessible t each of the wipers. The single impulse for controlling the rotary magnet RM617 also operates the relay R640 in multiple therewith. As a result o-f its operation, the relay R640, at its contacts 641, interrupts a point in the incomplete circuit for the relay R610 in order to prevent operation of the latter relay when the relay R620 is subsequently operated. At the contacts 642, the relay R640 connects the winding ofthe relay R620 by way of the contacts 631 to ground at contacts 732 on the operated hold relay R730. Operation of the relay R620, at its contacts 621 and 622, disconnects the test conductors 292-i-T and 294-T from the wipers 601 and 602 in order to prevent these wipers from intertering with trunks extending to test connectors, such as 160, over which the wipers pass. In the present arrangement, the dialing of only the single digit 1 to rotate the wipers 601 to 606, inclusive, one step it would not be necessary to operate the relay R620 but when the wipers are controlled by any of the digits 2 to 10, inclusive, then the wipers noted above could interfere with trunks connected to bank contacts engaged by the wipers during the rotary motion. During the rotary stepping of the wipersiunder control of the rotary magnet RM617, the relay R640, due to its slow-to-release characteristics, will not restore. It should be noted that each of the sets of bank contacts accessible to each of the above named wipers includes 100 bank contacts 00 to 99, inclusive, terminating conductor extending to a corresponding number of test connectors.

At the present time, it will be assumed that the wipers 601 to 605, inclusive, are in engagement with the con ductors in the cable 161 extending to the test connector 160 that is provided for making tests of subscriber lines in the 1100 group. It should be understood, however, that the wipers 601 to 605, inclusive, also have access by way of the associated sets of bank contacts to 100 other test connectors corresponding to each of the different hundreds groups of directory numbers in the exchange. The wiper 606 has access by way of the 100 associated bank contacts to party station conductors 507DP1 to 507DP6, inclusive, which are indicative of the position of subscriber substations on party lines. These different conductors may be strapped, by means of adequate jumpers, to the bank contacts of the different hundreds group in accordance with the type of station that is connected to the corresponding hundreds groups of station terminals. In the present example, it is assumed that the 1100 group serves first party subscriber substations on party lines, as well as individual stations on individual lines. Therefore,

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`the conductor 507DP1, which is indicative of tirst party Vor rst party subscriber substations on party lines will also be jumpered to the conductor 507DP1. Other terminals in the bank contacts accessible to the wiper 606 will be `jumpered to the other conductors 507DP2 to 507DP6. in- 1'0A elusive, depending upon the positions of the subscriber stations in the corresponding hundreds groups.

For example, the 1200 group indicated by the bank contact 12 may be jumpered to the conductor 507DP2 because the latter conductor is indicative of the second subscriber substations on party lines and the 1200 group of stations is assumed to be assigned to subscriber substations that are the second stations on party lines. The remaining hundreds group are similarly connected.

At the present time, the wipers 601 to 605, inclusive, connect with the conductors 162+T to 167EC, inclusive,

-in the cable 161 extending to Fig. l to seize the test connector as previously noted. As a result thereof, a

' loop circuit is now completed for controlling the line relay (not shown) in the test-connector 160. This loop circuit for controlling the test connector 160 includes the con- Atacts 741 on the line relay R7 40, the wipers 603 and 604, vthe conductors 1644-0 and 165-0 in the cable 161 extending to Fig. land the line relay (not shown) in the test connector 160. The details of the test connector 160 are not shown but it should be understood that they may be substantially the same as the test connector shown, for example, on page 151 of the publication Automatic Telephone Practice (seventh edition) by Harry E. Hershey, published by Technical Publications, P. O. Box 68, The test distributor 600 illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 is substantially the same as the test distributor shown and described at page 148 in the above mentioned Hershey publication and reference may be had i to this publication for details for circuit operations which an are omitted in the present description.

vWhen the wipers 601 to 605, inclusive, engage the conductors in the cable 161, the relay R640 will restore to normal, after a short delay following the dialing of the second digit l into the test distributor 600. As soon as the relay R640 restores to normal it interrupts, at its contacts 642, the previously described circuit for the relay R620 so that the latter relay slowly restores to normal. However, inasmuch as the relay R620 is a slowtorelease relay, it retains its contacts 623, 625 and 626 closed for a short period of time after the contacts 641 and 645 are closed following the restoration of the relay R640.

If it is assumed that the test connector 160 is busy at this time, the conductor 166C in the cable 161 will have ground potential applied thereto so that upon the restoration of the relay R640, as described above, the ground potential will be extended by way of the wiper 604, contacts 613 and 625, lower winding of the busy relay R630, contacts 643, and the winding of the relay R620, to battery. Thus, the relay R620 is now retained operated from a busy marking ground applied to the conductor 166C by the busy test connector 160. The fact that the busy test connector 160 is encountered at this time is of no importance in connection with the present invention and it may be suticient to state that the operation of the relay R630 by a busy test connector 160 will transmit the busy tone on the conductor C635 by way of its contacts 634 to the .conductor 2914-0 extending to Fig. 2 so that the exchange attendant can listen to the busy tone signal after he receives the visual busy signal as described below by actuating the monitor key 1(1040. This removes the short circuit from the transformer T1060 to include the same in the loop circuit and connects the receiver R1070.

. In addition to the foregoing, the relay R630 upon operating under the busy condition noted above, at its contacts 633, will complete the operating circuit for the reversing relay R770. The latter relay in turn, at its contacts 776 to 779, inclusive, reverses the battery and ground potentials applied to the conductors 291-i-O and 293- through the windings of the line relays R740 and R760 so that the current flow is reversed through the upper winding of the differential relay R240 in the test distributor trunk circuit 280 and will be in the same direction as the current ow through the lower winding thereof. The relay now operates and, at its contacts 245, connects ground pulses at 60 impulses per minute to the conductor 283L1 extending to Fig. 9 thereby to cause the busy lamp L906 to flash to indicate the busy condition.

It will be assumed, however, that the test connector 160 is idle at the time it is seized by the wipers 601 to 605, inclusive, of the test distributor 600. Consequently, no ground potential is encountered by the wiper 604 so that the busy relay R630 cannot operate. Therefore, the relay R620, due to its slo-w-to-release characteristics, will remain operated for only a short interval of time after the restoration of the relay R640. A circuit is now completed for operating the relay R610, which includes battery winding of the relay R610, co-ntacts 623, 641, 631 and 732, and ground. The relay R610 upon operating, at its contacts 611, locks itself directly to ground at the contacts 732 so that the restoration of the relay R620 will not open the initial operating circuit at the contacts 623.

As a further result of the operation of relay R610, it disconnects, at its contacts 615, the rotary magnet RM617 to prevent further operation thereof and, at its contacts 614, it connects resistance battery potential in multiple with the winding of the relay R640. At the contacts 618, the switching relay R610 completes a loop circuit for operating the line relay (not shown) in the idle test connector 160. This loop circuit includesthe contacts 741 on the operated line relay R740, wipers 603 and 604, conductors 1644-0 and 16S-O in the cable 161 extending to Fig. 1 and the line relay (not shown) in the test connector 160. The test connector 160 now operates and immediately returns a` busy marking ground potential on the conductor 166C extending to the wiper 604 to mark the test connector 160 busy.

Finally, at the co-ntacts 616, the switch relay R610 now forwards ground potential over the conductor 167EC to the test connector 160, over a circuit which may best be traced from the conductor 167EC in the cable 161, wiper 605, contacts 616, conductor 303TD extending to Fig. 3, contacts 352, conductor 302T2 extending to Fig. 6, contacts 627, 773', 783 to ground at contacts 781 and 742. This ground potential is forwarded to the test connector 160 and is subsequently applied to the wiper 160C thereon.

The test connector 160 is now in condition to receive the remaining digits 99 of the number 1199 dialed by the exchange attendant. The last two digits 99 dialed by the exchange attendant are transmitted through the test distributor trunk 280 to control the line relays R740 and R760 in the test distributor 600 in the manner previously explained. The line relay R740, at its contacts 741, interrupts the loop circuit to the line relay (not shown) in the test connector 160 whereby the latter connector is controlled in the conventional manner to raise its wipers 1660-, 160+ and 160C nine steps in the vertical direction and to rotate these wipers nine steps into engagement with the ninth set of contacts in the selected ninth level in response to the dialing of the last two digits 99.

At the present time, the wipers 161)-, 160+ and 160C are in engagement with the contacts 99 terminating the and C conductors individual to the line circuit 100 individual to the line conductors C105 and C106 of the subscriber substation T having the directory num ber 1199. The ground potential applied to the conductor 167EC by the test distributor 600, is now extended by way of the wiper 160C in the test connector 160 to the C conductor, then by way of the contacts 102 and the winding of the cut-.off relay R110, to battery, in the line circuit 100. The cut-off relay R110 now operates to disconnect, at its contacts 111 and 112, the circuit for the line relay R thereby to prevent its operation under control of the subscriber at a substation connected to the line conductors C-C106. The ground potential applied to the C conductor for the purpose of operating the cut-off relay R also marks the line circuit 100 busy to all of the local connectors, such as 185, in the exchange to thereby prevent the completion of any telephone connection to the subscriber substation T.

inasmuch as the test equipment has now been connected with the line of the subscriber at substation T in response to the dialing of the digits 1199, as described above, the exchange attendant may now initiate operations whereby the detector will be associated with the test equipment and operated to register therein the directory number of the line selected by the exchange attendant. If the directory number ascertained by the detector 180 is not the same as that dialed by the exchange attendant, then the operation of the detector 180 is faulty and some action must be taken to correct its faulty operation.

Operating the detector 180 After the exchange attendant has established the above mentioned connection to the line circuit 100 connected to the station T having the directory number 1199, the start key K1010 is actuated. At the contacts 8 on the key K1010, ground potential is extended by way of the normally closed contacts on the test key 1(1015, contacts 11 on the key K101i), conductor 394-ONG extending to Fig. 3, contacts 342, 332 and 322 in order to operate the start relay R315 in the detector control unit 300. The start relay R315, at its contacts 316, removes a busy marking ground potential from the conductor 383G extending to Fig. 1 and terminating in the bank contacts accessible to the wiper 183 on the register sender finder 181. This conductor is normally grounded to prevent the register sender finder 181 from selecting the test equipment including the detector control unit 300.

The register sender tinder 181 is normally controlled over the start conductor 382ST to search for a calling register sender, such as the register sender 130. As a further result of the operation of the start relay R315, at its contacts 317, ground potential is applied to the start conductor 38251 extending to Figi in order to initiate the operation in the detector 180 whereby the magnet M184 is automatically controlled to search for and lind the calling detector control unit 300. it should be noted, however, that during its searching operation, the register sender finder 181 may nd another calling register sender, such as 130. in the latter event, the detector 180 will function in its normal manner to identify the directory number of a particular calling subscriber substation and to register' the directory number thereof in the associated `calling register sender.

After the detection operation is completed, the dctector 180 will again control its associated register sender finder 101 until the latter mechanism, through its wipers 102 and 183, connects with the conductors 331B and 303G extending to the detector control unit 300 portion of the testing equipment. This detector control, unit 300 is found due to the absence of the marking ground potential on the conductor 3553G and when it is found, ground potential applied to the wiper 102 of the register sender finder 131 is extended by way of the conductor 381H extending to Fig. 3, contacts 331 and 341, conducto-r 30211 extending to Fig. l0, contacts 3 on thc actuated start key K101i?, conductor 38,4111 extending to Fig. 3 and the winding of the hold relay R320, to battery. The hold relay R320 now operates under control of the connected detector 100 4and immediately interrupts, at its contacts 322,-theabove described circuit for the start relay R315. The latter relay now restores to normal to remove, at its contacts 317, the starting ground potential fromthe start conductor 382ST. Also, at its contacts 316, it reapplies the busy marking ground potential to the conductor 383G. However, no action takes place in the detector 180 as a result of the busy marking potential applied to the conductor 383G as lon'g as the detector 180 remains connected to the detector control unit 300 over the conductor 381H.

AAs a further result of the operation of the hold relay R320, at its contacts 321, it applies ground potential to the conductor 401ATT extending to Fig. 4 in order to operate the connect relay R410. The latter relay is of the multiple contact type and is arranged with sufficient contacts to connect the detector control unit 300 of Figs. 4 and 5 to the detector 180. The connect relay R410 in fact is substantially the same as the corresponding connect relay R170 individually associated with the register sender 130. All register senders, such as 130, are provided with individual connect relays, such as the relay R170, so that any register sender can be individually associated with the detector 180 by the operation of its associated connect relay, such as R170. Also, all of the conductors WXYZl to WXYZS, 171P1 to 171P6, 170EB, 170SB, .and 170INC are multiply connected to contacts on all of the connect relays corresponding to the relay R170 and to the connect relay R410 individually associated with the detector control unit 300. Consequently, at the sets of four contacts, designated 411 to 415 inclusive, the WXY Z1 to WXYZS code marking conductors are respectively connected to the codesters 531 and 535, inclusive. At the set of three contacts 416, the conductor385SB is connected to the conductor 170SB extending to the detector 180 which is grounded by the detector 180 whenever it is ready to operate through ,its detecting cycle and determine the directory number of the particular station on any subscriber line. Also, the conductor 389EB is connected to the conductor 170EB extending to the detector 180 which is ground by the detectorlSl) Whenever the detector satisfactorily completes its detection operation and registers the directory number of the detected station. Also, the conductor 1871NC is connected to the conductor 1701NC extending to the detector 180 which grounds the latter conductor whenever it fails to detect the directory number of a station. At the contacts417, the connect relay R410 completes an .obvious circuit for operating the relay R305. The latter Irelay, at its contacts 306, prepares a point in the circuit for operating the relay R310 but the latter relay is temporarily short-circuited by the operating ground potential for the relay R305 and the ground potential applied to the conductor 394-ONG by the operated start key K101i). Finally, at the contacts 418 to 423, inclusive, the connect relay R410 prepares points in the circuits including the conductors 171P1 to 171P6 extending to the detector l180 in order to mark the latter unit to indicate whether the station to be detected or identified is an individual station on an individual line or is a station having a certain position on a party line.

The hold relay R320 operates to also connect the detection signal relay R325 to a circuit including the conductor 385SB extending to Fig. 4, then by way of one of the contacts on the contact set 416 to conductor 170SB .extending to Fig. l so that the relay may be operated as soon as the detector 180 is in condition to perform its detection operation.l

Before describing the detection operation of the detector 180, it should be noted that as a further result of the operation of the start key K1010 it completes, at its contacts 1, a circuit including the contact 1 on the key` H1020, conductor TU, normally closed'contacts ot the armature 1 on the key K902, contacts 1 on the key K901i,

conductor 393TU1 extending to Fig. 3 and the winding of the distributor `1 connect relay R350, Ato battery.,` Thel latter relay now operates and transfers the circuit including the interconnected conductors 302T2 and 303TD by way of the contacts 353 and 354 to the closed contacts 372. Thus, the ground potential applied to the conductor 302T2 by the test distributor 600 is now forwarded over the circuit including the conductors 353, 372 and 354 to the conductor 303TD extending to Fig. 6 to retain the holding ground potential on the conductor 167EC. At the contacts 351, the relay R350 interconnects the conductors 301T1 extending to Fig. 7 and the conductor 390T1 extending to Fig; 10.

In Fig. 7 it will be seen that the conductor 301T1 is grounded at the contacts 372 on the operated hold relay R730 so that as soon as the contacts 351 are closed, the ground potential is forwarded over the conductor 390T1 extending to Fig. 10, contact 9 on the actuated key K102i), and conductor 395T5 extending to Fig. 3 in order to operate the distributor control relay R370. This relay, at its contacts 373, applies ground potential by way of the contacts 355 on the operated relay R350, conductor 304T3 extending to Fig. 6, wiper 606 in engagement with the contacts 11 in theassociated contact bank, the jump-Y er 684, conductor 507DP1 extending to Fig. 5, contacts 562 and 418, conductor 171P1 extending to Fig. l to the detector 180 thereby to mark the detector to indicate that the station to be identified is either an individual station on an individual line or a iirst party substation on a party line.

The operations of the detector 180 whereby the marking is of the position of a station on a party line or an individual station on an individual line controls the detecting cycle is described in detail and claimed in the Ostliue Patent No. 2,639,330. Accordingly, it will be assumed that the detector 180 is now conditioned to operate and detect the directory number of the station T having the directory number FLorida 3-1199 and individually asso ciated with the individual line circuit 100. This station, however, could also be the first station on a party line.

As a further result of the operation of the distributor connect relay R370, at its contacts 371, i-t disconnects the conductor 303TD from the circuit including the ground potential applied to the conductor 302T2 by the test distributor 600 and instead connects it by way of the contacts 371 to the conductor 391T6 extending to Fig. 10, contacts 3 on the key K102i), conductor 386TD1 extending to Fig. 3 and contacts 32S, lto ground. In View of the foregoing, it will no`w` be understood that the ground potential ior` retaining the cut-off relay R operated in the line circuit 100 is now Ifed from the contacts 323 on the relay R325.

It will now be assumed that the vdetector 180 is in ccndition to operate through its detecting cycle to detect for the directory number of the selected station and, as previously noted, applies ground potential to `the conductor SB to indicate that it is in condition to op erate. The ground potential applied to the conductor 170SB is returned lto the now connected detector con- 'trol unit 300 by way of the conductor 385SB extending to Fig. 3 to complete the circuit for operating the detection signal R325. .The latter relay iirst closes its X con- Itacts 326 to connect the +70 volt booster battery potential 329 by way of th-e resistors 337 and 336, contacts 326 to the conductor 386TD1 and then over the previously traced circuit to the C conductor over which the cut-olf relay R110 is operated. Shortly thereafter, the contacts 327 will be operated to short-circuit the resistor 136 and to apply the +70 volt booster battery 329 through the resistor 337 to the conductor3S6TD1. The substitution of the +70 volt booster battery` 329 for the direct ground potential applied to the conductor 3556TD1 initiates the operation of the director to ascertain and register the directory number of the line marked as calling by the application ofvthebooster battery potential to the S conductor individual to the station con- 75 neeted lto the line circuit 100.?1The circuit foi-*applying the booster battery 329 includes the resistor. 337, contacts 327, conductor 386TD1 extending to Fig. 10, contacts 3 on the key K1020, conductor 391Td extending to Fig. 3, contacts 371, 354, conductor 303TD extending to `Fig. 6, contacts 616, wiper 605, conductor 167EC in the cable 161 extending to Fig, 1, test connector 160, Wiper 160C in engagement with the C conductor individual to the line circuit 100, then over one path to. retain the cut-o it` relay R110 in its operated position and over another path including the S conductor individual to station T to the detector 1.80 to-control the operation vthereof in the manner explained in the Ostline Patent 'No 2,639,330.

The detector 180 in ascertaining the directory number of the station marked as calling by the application of the booster batterypotential 329 thereto, marks its WXY Z1, WXYZ2, WXYZ3, WXYZ4 and WXYZ5 code marking conductors in code form in accordance with the last *live digits of the seven digit directory number. In the present example, it has been assumed that the subscriber substation is located in the FLorida 3 exchange and that the digit 3 identifying the particular one of ten possible FL-orida exchanges is permanently marked in the detector 130 on the WXY Z1 code marking conductors. The thousands, hundreds, tens and units digits of the numerical portion of the directory number will be mark-ed by the detector 180 on the respective WXYZ2 to WXYZ5, inclu sive, code marking conductors in the manner explained in the Ostline Patent No. 2,639,330.

`Since these conductors are now connected through the operated connect relay R410 the code marking thereon in accordance with the respective digits 3-1199 corresponding to the last ve digits of the directory number FL3-l199 will be registered respectively in the codesters 531 to 535, inclusive, of Figs. 4 and 5. The lcode marking conductors WXYZI to WXYZ5, inclusive, will be maked in code form in accordance with the following co e:

Grounded Operated WYXZ WXYZ Digit Regis- Code Mark- Relays oi tered ing Con- Codester ductors WX WX 1 WY WY 2 WZ WZ 3 XY XY 4 XZ XZ 5 YZ YZ 6 W W 7 X X 8 Y Y 9 Z Z 0 Since the digit 3 indicative of the FLorida 3 exchange is marked on the WXYZI code marking conductors, the relays W and Z lwill operate iny multiple with each other and in series with the lower winding of the marginal relay R550. The marginal relay R550 is arranged so that it may be energized in series with one of the WXY Z relays, in series with two `of the WXY Z relays connected in multiple but in each of the foregoing circuits, the relay R550 does not operate even though the individual or pair of WXYZ marking relays will operate. However, if 3 or 4 of the WXY Z relays are simultaneously energized in multiple with each other and in s-eries with the lower winding of the marginal relay R550, the latter relay will operate with the corresponding WXYZ relays. 'In other words, the marginal relay R550 will automatically operate over a circuit including its lower winding, if three or four of the WXYZ relays inthe codester 531 are controlled for operation over the corresponding WXY Z code marking conductors.

As described above, it will be assumed that the digit 3 is marked in code form in the codester 531 by operating the relays W and Z to indicate the third digit (3) of the FLorida 3 exchange code. As a result thereof, the W relay and the Z relay will lock by way of the respective number 1 X contacts thereon. to the conductor 556NG extending to Fig. 10. In Fig. 10, it willk be seen that the conductor 556NG is grounded over a circuit including the contacts 11 on the actuated start key K101i), contacts of the test key K1015 and ground at contacts` 8 on the start key K101i). As a result of the foregoing, the W and Z relays in the codester 531 will be locked in their operated positions over circuits that are independent of their initial operating circuits. The marginal relay R550, however, will remain in its restored position because only two of the relays (W and Z) in the codester 531 have been operated. The operated W and Z relays in the codester 531 now complete circuits by way of the contacts on the respective relays to certain of the lamps on the lamp panels associated with the exchange attendants control position.

. In the above description, it was pointed out that the codester 531 was marked in code form in accordance with the digit 3 corresponding to the third digit of the FLorida 3 exchange code. The detector 180 in completing the detection cycle whereby the above digit has been marked in code form in the codester 531 also marks the code marking conductors WXYZ2 to WXYZ5 in accordance with the code indicative of the respective digits 1199 of the numerical portion of the directory number of the station selected by the exchange attendant. The detector in response to the marking of the foregoing WXYZ2 to WXYZ5 code marking conductors will thereby register the corresponding digits in the codesters 532 to 535, inclusive, of Fig. 4. It should be understood that the last-mentioned codesters are exactly the same as the codester 531.

The cable 501 extending to Fig. 8 from the codester 531 includes the necessary conductors for controlling the illumination of the lamps on the oflice lamp panel 801 (Fig. 8) and the cables 502 to 505, inclusive, extending from the respective codesters 532 to 535, inclusive, to the lamps on the thousands, hundreds, tens and units lamp panels 802 to 805, inclusive, include the necessary conductors for illuminating the lamps thereon in accordance with the registered digits. The manner in which the various lamps at the exchange attendants lamp panel are controlled will be explained in connection with the operation of the codester 531.

It should be noted that when the start key K1010 was initially operated by the exchange attendant, the ground at contacts 13 thereon is extended to multiple circuits for operating the connect relay R820 and the slow-to-operate control relay R830. Both relays are energized when the contacts 13 on the key K1010 are `closed but due to the slow-to-operate characteristics of the connect relay R830, the multiple contact connect relay R820 will operate first to close all of its contact sets 821 to 827, inclusive. Shortly after the operation of the relay R820, the slow-to-operate relay R830 will operate to open, at its contacts 831, a point in the initial operating circuit for the relay R820. However, the latter relay having been operated will now be held in its operated position over the circuit including the resistor 832. It should be noted that the olice lamp panel 801 includes twelve lamps numbered 0, 1 to 9, inclusive OV and NO. The OV lamp is indicative of an over-marking of the WXYZ code marking relays in the codester 531. In other words, if more than two of the WXYZ relays in the codester 531 have been operated indicating a faulty condition, the marginal relay R550 will also operate to illuminate the -over-marking lamp OV on the office lamp panel 801. Whenever the lamp OV is illuminated, it is an indication to the exchange attendant that the rst four lamps desig nated W0, Xl, Y2, X3 should be read in accordance with the letter designation indicative of the corresponding code marking relay instead of being read in accordance with the numerical digit designation.

Since it yis assumed that the digit 3 is registered in the aeeaooa 17 codester 531 the lamp Z3 on the oflice lamp panel 001 should be illuminated at the present time. The circuit for illuminating this lamp may best be traced by rst referring tothe contacts 343 on the detection complete relay R340. The latter relay is connected in a circuit including battery, the winding of the relay R340, conductor 389EB extending to Fig. 4, one of the contacts on the contact set 416 of the connect relay R410, conductor 1'70EB extending to Fig. l where it is terminated in the detector 180. This conductor will be grounded by the detector 180 when the latter circuit has completed its detection cycle operation in-ascertaining the directory number of any station on any line selected by the exchange attendant. Since the detector 180 has completed its detection cycle and has marked its WXYZll to WXYZS, inclusive, code marking conductors in accordance with the last ve digits of the directory number of the station T, the conductor 170EB will be grounded at this time to cause the operation of the detection complete relay R340 (Fig. 3). The latter relay, at its contacts 344, immediately locks itself to the grounded conductor 394- ONG extending to Fig. 10.

As a further result of the Aoperation of relay R343, at its contacts 343, it applies ground potential to the conductor 388 extending to Fig. 4, then by way of the contacts 551, contacts 3 on the operated W relay, contacts 4 on the restored X and Y relays, Contact 3 on the operated Z relay, conductor 50123 in the cable 501 extending to Fig. 8, one of the contacts on the contact set 321 and the lamp Z3 to battery. The lamp Z3 now is illuminated to indicate the digit 3 corresponding to the third digit of the FLorida 3 exchange code. Since the over-marking lamp OV is not illuminated at the present time, the Z marking of the Z3 oice lamp S01 may be disregarded. This is the only circuit that is completed through the contacts of the various relays in the codester 531 at the present time.

The codesters 532 to 535, inclusive, will be marked in theV same manner as described above in accordance with the last four digits of the numerical portion of the directory number 1199 of station T. The ground potential on the conductor 388 terminating on the armature spring associated with the contacts 531 is multiply connected to each of the other codesters 532 to 535, inclusive, so that this marking ground potential will be applied to the proper marking conductors in the cables 502 to 505, inclusive. Therefore, circuits will be completed in the same manner as has been described above in connection with the codester 531 whereby the lamps on the thousands lamp panel 802, hundreds lamp panel 003, the tens lamp panel 804, and units lamp panel 805 at the attendants position will be illuminated to indicate the respective digits 1199. These lamp panels are also provided with OV and NO lamps corresponding to the panel 301.

The illumination of the party lamps 806 to indicate the position of the station on a party line or whether or not the station detected by the detector 130 is an individual line will now be described. It will be recalled that the exchange attendant in response to the dialing of the last four digits of the directory number of the subscriber caused the test distributor 600 to operate its wipers to a particular bank contact. As a result thereof, ground potential was applied to the wiper 606 in engagement with the associated bank contact 11 to complete a circuit by way of the jumper 648, conductor 50'7DP1 extending to Fig. and then by way of the contacts 562, 41S, conductor 17111 extending to the detector 130 in order to control the latter unit to automatically indicate to the detector 130 that the station is either an indivadual station on an individual line or a first party substation on a party line. In the above described circuit, it is noted that it included the contacts 562 on the restored party marking relay R560. This relay at the presenttime is in its restored position. As a result thereof, the ground potential applied to the conductor 50,'7DP1 is extended by way of the contacts S62, conductor 506L1 extending to Fig. 8, one of the contacts of the contact set 826, the P1 lamp of the party lamp panel 806, to battery. This illuminated condition of the P1 lamp will indicate to the exchange attendant that the directory number of the station detected by the detector 180 is that of a first station on a party line or that of an individual station on an individual line. In view of the fact that the exchange attendant has dialed the last four digits 'of the numerical digits of the directory number which, in this example, are the digits 1199, and these digits have been veried by the illuminated condition of the corresponding lamps in the lamp panels 802 to 805, inclusive, the exchange attendant is able to check the fact that the detector 180 has operated satisfactorily. Also, the detector has illuminated the lamp Z3 in the oice lamp panel 801 to indicate that the third digit of the exchange code is the digit 3.

ln the foregoing description it was pointed out that the detection complete relay R340 (Fig. 3) operated. This relay also disconnects the detector 180 from the detector control unit 300 and other testing apparatus controlled by the exchange attendant. For example, at the contacts 341, the operated detection complete relay R340 disconnects the conductor 382H extending to Fig. l0, from the conductor 3811-1 extending to Fig. 1. The conductor 381H was grounded by the detector 180 to hold the detector control unit 300 associated therewith by operating the hold relay R320.

Referring now to the hold relay R320 which restored in response to the disconnection of the detector 180 from the detector control unit 300, it will be seen that at its contacts 322, it again prepares a point in the circuit for reoperating the relay R315 but this circuit is not completed at this time due to the operated condition of the detection complete relay R340. As a further result of the restoration of the hold relay R320, at its contacts 321, it removes ground potential from the conductor 401AIT extending to Fig. 4 thereby to restore the connect relay R410 to disconnect the codesters 531 to 535 and other conductors from the detector 180. Also, at its contacts 323, the hold relay now interrupts the circuit for the detector signal relay R325. The latter relay upon restoring to normal, at its contacts 327 and 328, disconnects the +70 volt booster battery 329 from the conductor 386TD1 and instead it connects thereto the direct ground potential at the contacts 328. It will be recalled that the conductor 386TD1 completed the cir-` cuit whereby the booster battery potential 329 is applied to the C conductor individual to the line circuit to hold the cut-olf relay R in its operated position and to control the detector over the S conductor individual to the station T so that the detector 180 will identify the corresponding station directory number. The ground potential applied to the conductor 386TD will now hold the cut-off relay R110 in its operated position but it will not eiect any operation of the detector 180 over the Icorresponding S conductor.

In the above description it was pointed out that the connect relay R410 restored to normal to disconnect the detector 180 from the director control unit 300 and the other testing equipment. As a result of the restoration of the connect relay R410, at its contacts 417, it removes ground potential from the operating circuit for the relay R305. This relay, in its operated position, locks itself by way of its contacts 306 and the winding of the relay R310 to the grounded conductor 394-ONG. Until the initial operating ground potential is removed from the winding of the relay R305, the relay R310 is short-circuited. However, it now operates and, at its contacts 311, removes ground potential from a common locking circuit including certain of the relays in the trunk access circuit 200. The trunk access circuit 200, however, has not been in operation in connection with the present test of the detector 180.

aeeaos 19 Over-marking of codesters If it is now assumed for the purpose of this description that the codester 531 was over-marked due to the fact that the detector caused the operation of three or four of the WXYZ relays, the current ow through the lower winding of the marginal relay R550 would be suflicient to cause the relay to operate. As a result thereof, the ground potential applied to the conductor 388 is now extended by way of the contacts 552, conductor 501-OV in the cable 501 extending to Fig. 8, one of the contacts on the contact set 821, the over-marking lamp OV, and the winding of the fault relay R840, to battery. The lamp OV is illuminated to indicate the over-marking condition described above and the relay R840 operates to complete, at its contacts 841, an obvious circuit for operating the buzzer 850. The buzzer now sounds to indicate to the exchange attendant that a fault condition has occurred in the operation of the detector 180 and the type ofV fault lwill be indicated by the illuminated condition of the over-marking lamp OV. Thus, the cxchange attendant is informed of a fault and of the type of fault that has occurred.

In addition to the foregoing, the relay R550, at its contacts 553 to 556, inclusive, will attempt to complete circuits through contacts of the respective WXYZ relays in the codester 531 in order to mark respectively the conductors 501W0, 501X1, 501Y2 and 501Z3 in the cable 501 extending to Fig. 8. These conductors are connected respectively to the W0, X1, Y2 and Z3 lamps of the oice lamp panel 801. Normally, any one of the foregoing lamps may be illuminated to indicate any one of the digits 0, l, 2 or 3. However, due to the illuminated condition of the over-mark lamp OV, the exchange attendant will thereby be informed to read the above mentioned lamps in accordance with the letter designation instead of by its numerical designation. The letter designation of the lamp indicates to the exchange attendant the designation of the particular relay in the codester 531 that has been operated by a corresponding marking potential applied to the WXYZ1 conductors by the detector 180. The record of the fault will be made by the exchange attendant So that steps can be immediately taken to correct the faulty operation of the detector 180.

It should be noted that the codesters 532 to 535, inelusive, are arranged in exactly the same manner as the codester 531 and that the corresponding lamp panels 802 to 805 may be controlled in a similar manner whenever three or four of the WXYZ marking relays in the corresponding codesters have been operated.

The marginal relay R550 is arranged with an upper winding which may b'e selectively controlled by operating the codel check key K1016 (Fig. l). As pointed out previously, the marginal relay R550 is not.' operated when one or two code marking relays in the codester 531 is operated. If the exchange attendant would like to know what relays are operated instead of observing the lamp panel to find out the digit stored by the operated relays, the codel check key K1016 may be operated. This key is included Yin the circuit that may be traced from ground at the contacts S yon the start key K1010, contacts on the codel check key K1016, conductor 502K extending to Fig. 5, and the upper winding of the marginal relay R550 and the corresponding relays in each of the codesters 532 to 535, inclusive. The relay R550 will operate to perform the same controls described above, giving the designations of the operated relays on the W0, X1, Y2 and Z3 lamps on the office lamp panel 801 and the over-mark lamp OV will be illuminated to indicate the fact that the letter designation of the lamp should be read instead of the numerical designation. The same operation will occur'in each of the codesters and corresponding lamp panels. The restoration of the key K1016 will restore the marginal relay R550 and the corre- 20 sponding relays to normal in the codesters 531 to S35, inclusive.

From the foregoing description, it will be understood that the exchange attendant by means of the test distributor detect key K901, the test distributor test key K1020 and the start key K1010, is able to dial the necessary digits to the test distributor trunk 280, the test distributor 600 and the test connector 160 to connect with the terminals of a particular line circuit terminating a particular subscriber substation, or stations on a particular party line. in addition to the foregoing, the exchange attendant is able to connect the detector 180 with the detector control unit 300 to cause the operation of the detector to find and identify the directory number of the station terminating the line circuit selected by the test connector 160. If the detector 180 operated satisfactorily during this test operation, the number of the station terminating the selected line circuit will be registered in the various codesters 531 to 535, inclusive, to control the lamps on the lamp panels 801 to S05, inclusive, so that the exchange attendant can verify the satisfactory operation of the detector 180.

It is conventional practice in the usual test switch train including the test distributor 280, test distributor 600 and the test connector to selectively control the test connector 160 to advance its wipers one step at a time over the bank contacts in any selected level by merely actuating the calling device D1050 to transmit a single impulse. 1t is also conventional practice to control the test switch train mentioned above to release the test connector, such as 160, from any selected level after it has been selectively operated over the ten contacts of any selected level and then reoperate the same to the next level where successive tests may be made of each of the ten contacts in the newly selected level. It will be appreciated that by this means, the exchange attendant is able to selectively control the detector in the manner previously described so that it will perform its normal operating cycle in connection with each subscriber line selected by the test connector 160 and cause the lamps at the exchange attendants position to indicate the directory number of the station on the selected line.

In the previous description of the operation of equipment, it was pointed out that the detect complete relay R340 operated as a result of the complete operation of the detector 130 and the relay locked itself to the grounded conductor .3M-ONG. The operated detection complete relay R340 caused the release of the detector 180 so that it is usable in normal operation by regular calling subscribers in the exchange. If the exchange attendant should now desire to move the wipers of the test connector an additional step from engaged contacts 99 (the assumed position of the wipers on the test connector 160) it will be necessary for the exchange attendant to rst release the test connector and then reoperate the wipers to any desired level. This may be done by first momentarily actuating the test key K1015 which will interrupt a point in the circuit from ground at contacts 3 on the start key K101i), contacts of the test key K1015, contacts 11 on the Y. start key K1010 and the conductor 394ONG extending to Fig. 3. In Fig. 3 the removal of ground potential at conductor 394ONG will cause the restoration of the detection complete relay R340 and it will cause the control relays R305 and R310 to restore to normal. Also, this ground potential will be removed from the conductor 556NG extending to Fig. 5 in order to interrupt the operating circuits for all operated ones of the WXYZ relays in the codesters 531 to 535, inclusive.

The exchange attendant may now release the test connector 160 from the terminals 99 terminating the line circuit 100 of the substation 1199 by momentarily operating the connector release key K1030. At the contacts 3 of the key K1030, battery potential through the resistor 1030 is connected by way of the contacts 5 on the key K1020, conductor T, normally closed contacts on the armature 4 

